Camels Join the Army! Passage

What is the genre of this text?

• Drama

• Poetry

• Informational

• Argumentative

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CCSS.RI.7.5

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Which definition best matches the meaning of retired in paragraph 10?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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The most likely reason the author uses figurative language in this description of the camel is to--

• Support the purpose for the camels being sold.

• Emphasize the hardships the camels endured

• convey the peculiar sight of the camels roaming

• describe the type of terrain traveled by the camels

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The word "politician" has a Greek root that means "affairs of the city." Based on this information, what does the word politicians mean as it is used in paragraph 7?

• People who supervise transportation systems

• People in charge of buying and selling goods

• People who frequently debate

• People engaged in government

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CCSS.RI.7.4

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CCSS.RL.7.4

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Which phrase from paragraph 7 best supports the answer to Part A?

• argued whether their state should also secede

• rid his command of the camels

• before he received an answer

• found themselves in charge of weapons, supplies

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CCSS.RL.6.2

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Which sentence from the article shows that some people viewed the camels as useful?

• Davis hoped that the camels could be used to explore the deserts of west Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California (Para. 2)

• He suggested that he could save the U.S. government more than $500 each month by ending the Camel Corps. (Para.7)

• They loaned other camels to the postal service to deliver mail around San Antonio, Texas. (Para. 8)

• When the Civil War ended in 1865 the camels at Camp Verde became the property of the U.S. government. (Para. 10)

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What is most likely the author's purpose for organizing paragraphs 9 and 10 using cause-and-effect?

• To explain how the camels were able to travel long distances

• To indicate that the camels were more helpful in certain locations.

• To illustrate why the soldiers ignored the camels.

• To explain how the camels ended up in many places.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the best summary of paragraphs 6 through 8 of the article?

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CCSS.RL.6.2

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Which sentence best expresses the controlling idea of the article?

• The camels were bound for the newly formed U.S. Camel Corps that belonged to the U.S. War Department (Para. 2)

• He believed the camels could carry supplies to remote army outposts and even carry soldiers to watch over pioneer settlements. (para. 2)

• The Southern states decided to secede-or break away-from the Northern states and form the Confederate States of America. (Para. 7)

• He asked permission to sell the camels or let them loose on the prairie. (para. 7)

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Based on the information presented in the article, the reader can infer that Edward Fitzgerald Beale--

• believed that the camels had earned some time to relax

• retired from the army after the Civil War

• felt that the camels could survive only in a desert enviornment

• left Texas after it seceded from the North

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

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CCSS.RL.7.1